I’m Dani Ward,

Learning the words: even the ugly ones.

I’m writing over at Defeating the Dragons today, contributing to her “learning the words” series. Hope you enjoy!

This post is inspired by Grace Biskie, Bethany Suckrow, Addie Zierman, and of course Samantha (who, when first starting this series and asking for guest writers, responded enthusiastically and favorably to my tentative proposal of this particular topic).

The past few years, I have been on an intentional journey into freedom from the panic, rage, and fear that has been the constant undercurrent of my young life. A big part of that journey has included the freedom to look at the horrible things in life and to say with confidence and conviction, “Fuck. This. Shit.”